Faculty Excellence

Faculty in the Klein College of Science are leaders in their fields. Learn about awards and honors our faculty have received for teaching, research and community engagement, and the leadership roles our faculty hold in professional organizations.


Distinguished professors

Pinku MukherjeeIrwin Belk Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research
Xiaojun RenIrwin Belk Distinguished Scholar in Biology

Endowed professors

vacantCharles H. Stone Professor of Chemistry
Craig Ogle, emeritusCharles H. Stone Professor of Chemistry

Faculty News

Kirill Afonin, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, and M. Brittany Johnson, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, were featured in Newswise for…

Jordan C. Poler, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, was featured as the cover story on WBTV’s “On Your Side Tonight” to…

Jordan C. Poler, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, discussed his innovations to remove harmful and forever chemicals from drinking water with…

Ishwar D. Aggarwal, Ph.D., research professor in the Klein College of Science, was elected to the National Academy of Inventors…

Sarah Stellwagen, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences, was quoted extensively in an article from the Charlotte Observer about the…

Kristen Funk, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences, was quoted in an article from the Washington Post on some new…